Lang's crag lizard

Lang's crag lizard
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Cordylidae
Genus:	Pseudocordylus
Species:	P. langi
Binomial name
	Pseudocordylus langi; Loveridge, 1944
Synonyms
	Cordylus langi ; (Loveridge, 1944);

Lang's crag lizard (Pseudocordylus langi), also known commonly as Lang's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, langi, is in honor of German taxidermist Herbert Lang.^[3]

Geographic range

P. langi is found in Lesotho and South Africa where it is restricted to the summit of the Drakensberg at altitudes of 2,700–3,100 m (8,900–10,200 ft).^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. langi is grassland.^[1]

Reproduction

P. langi is ovoviviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bates, M.F.; Cunningham, M.J. (2018). "Pseudocordylus langi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T18514A115652558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18514A115652558.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Species Pseudocordylus langi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudocordylus langi, p. 150).

Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pseudocordylus langi, p. 206).
Broadley DG (1964). "A Review of the Crag Lizards (Genus Pseudocordylus) of Natal". Annals of the Natal Museum 16: 99–110.
Loveridge A (1944). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Cordylidae". Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., Harvard 95 (1): 1–118. (Pseudocordylus langi, new species, pp. 73–74).
Reissig J (2014). Girdled Lizards and their relatives: Natural History, Captive Care and Breeding. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 249 pp. ISBN 978-3899734379.

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] Bates, M.F.; Cunningham, M.J. (2018). "Pseudocordylus langi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T18514A115652558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18514A115652558.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[RDB-2] Species Pseudocordylus langi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudocordylus langi, p. 150).

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